US Government and Politics

2. Type of grant for use in a broad range of services
5. Basis of one’s beliefs about politics
6. Senate tactic of delaying the vote for a bill
7. Organization dedicated to controlling government by winning elections
8. Ability of Congress to monitor the executive branch, especially the bureaucracy
10. The right to vote
13. How the courts handled similar cases in the past
17. The Amendment that is the basis of all judicial decisions which advance civil rights
18. Type of grant for a specific use
19. Theory in which the upper-class rules
20. Congressional committee appointed for a specific purpose

1. Process of applying the Constitution to the states
3. Election to select party nominations
4. The Amendment which grants freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
9. Theory in which groups are so strong that government is weakened
11. System of power distributed among local, state, and federal government
12. Organization dedicated to influencing policy through lobbying, electioneering, and litigation
14. Supporters of the US Constitution
15. Power of the president to reject a bill
16. Advisory council consisting of the heads of the executive departments